Blood Shed Riddim – Fire Ball Records

Blood Shed Riddim keeps the focus tight with just a handful of cuts, and that economy suits the mood: tense, direct dancehall with a hard, headline-grabbing edge. Lutan Fyah’s “Telling A Lie” is the immediate pull, riding the riddim with that sharp roots-to-dancehall delivery he does so well, while Ras Goudie’s “Wah Dem A Go Do” brings a more pointed street-level stance. Sugar Roy and Conrad Crystal close it out with “Tivoli Blood Shed, ” the most explicitly topical tune here, and it’s that kind of no-nonsense subject matter that gives the whole set its weight. The riddim was put together by Fire Ball Records, with Sugar Roy tied closely to the project under the Fireball Crew name, and the release surfaced in 2010 as a lean, three-track dancehall package.